The girls at the restaurant had never imagined that even Burg's Simisear would be defeated.
That made two losses in a row!
Actually, never mind them-even Burg himself had not expected it.
After all, just moments earlier, his Simisear had held the initiative, attacking Snivy repeatedly and sending it scurrying for cover. How had everything changed in the blink of an eye, leaving his own Pokémon knocked out?
Leaving their confusion aside, Dawn and Makomo, watching from the stands, both clapped happily at the sight.
For Dawn, this counted as a moment of vindication.
After all, the restaurant girls' cheering before the match had really annoyed her. Now that Xia You had defeated the people they supported, she naturally felt she had gotten some satisfaction.
Hmph! Let's see if those women dare cheer for Xia You's opponents again!
As for Makomo, the early stages of the battle really had kept her on edge. Simisear's attacks had come so frequently that she had worried Snivy would lose. Now, seeing Snivy turn defeat into victory in an instant, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Only now did she finally understand that Xia You had not been exaggerating when he said he was very strong.
He really had defeated two Gym Leaders' Pokémon with just one Pokémon!
But really, Makomo had simply seen too few battles.
She thought all Gym Leaders were formidable, and that a Gym battle like this already counted as a high-level Pokémon battle. Little did she know that, to Xia You, such "ordinary" battles had long since ceased to showcase his strength, not to mention that the Snivy fighting now was merely a new Pokémon he had caught a few days ago.
Who knew how she would feel if she saw Xia You using a Pokémon like Rayquaza